Shloka 7

Dynastic Enumeration and the Threefold Pralaya (वंशानुकीर्तनं—प्रलयत्रयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सुपर्णः कृतजिच्चैव बृहद्भ्राजश्च धार्मिकः / कृतञ्जयो धनञ्जयः संजयः शाक्य एव च

Transliteration

suparṇaḥ kṛtajiccaiva bṛhadbhrājaśca dhārmikaḥ / kṛtañjayo dhanañjayaḥ saṃjayaḥ śākya eva ca

Translation

سُپرن، کِرتجِت اور بृहدبھراج؛ پھر دین دار ‘دھارمِک’۔ اس کے بعد کِرتنجَے، دھننجَے، سنجَے اور شاکیہ بھی ترتیب سے ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• सुपर्णः: Suparṇa (a name)
• सुपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• कृतजित्: Kṛtajit (a name)
• कृतजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कृदन्त) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतं जितं येन/कृत-जित्) नाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• बृहद्भ्राजः: Bṛhadbhrāja (a name)
• बृहद्भ्राजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृतञ्जयः: Kṛtañjaya (a name)
• कृतञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त; कृदन्त) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृत-जयः) नाम

• धनञ्जयः: Dhanañjaya (a name)
• धनञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धनं जयति इति/धन-जयः) नाम

• संजयः: Saṃjaya (a name)
• संजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शाक्यः: Śākya (a name)
• शाक्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/जातिवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Righteousness (dhārmika) and victory (jaya) are praised as royal virtues; fame is secondary to dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma shaping worldly identity; ethical qualities outlast the body as reputation (kīrti) within saṃsāra.

Application: Pursue ‘jaya’ as self-mastery and justice rather than domination; align achievement with ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic lineage

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.141 (continuing king lists; epithet ‘dhārmika’ as evaluative marker)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing names like Suparṇa and Kṛtajit in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional sequence of revered epithets/names; such listings are used for remembrance, recitation, and dharma-oriented praise within the Purana’s narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

This specific shloka does not describe after-death geography or punishments; it functions as a name/epithet enumeration within the chapter’s flow rather than a direct teaching on the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse for careful, accurate recitation and reflection on dharma-oriented qualities (victory over wrongdoing, radiance, righteousness) as personal ethical ideals.